Navy bullies draw swastikas on sleeping comrade’s body

A navy recruit has left the armed forces after his colleagues used marker pens to cover his body in swastikas.

Jamie Whitnall, 23, has described how he suffered from depression, anxiety and sleeplessness after photographs of the incident were shared on social media.

Mr Whitnall, a chef who worked on HMS Bulwark, said that he was covered in marker pen ink after a night drinking alone on shore in Toulon, France. Swastikas were daubed on his arms and the words “fat c***” were written on his chest. Fellow recruits also drew an image of Homer Simpson on him and scrawled on his groin. Mr Whitnall had to use a scouring pad to remove the ink.